shift gears

also switch gears

to suddenly change what you are doing I'd like to shift gears now and talk about a personal concern.

Etymology: based on the idea that a vehicle will change speed when you change gears (machine parts)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marjory	MAHR-jə-ree	English
Jacinta	hah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Haidar	-	Arabic
Abiram	ə-BIE-rəm (English)	Biblical
Murdoch	-	Irish
Nousha	-	Persian